The Hill Articles: October 29, 2023

Judge reinstates gag order in Trump’s election interference trial Harris: US has ‘absolutely no intention’ of sending troops to Israel or Gaza Biden calls Harris his ‘partner’ in responding to Israel-Hamas war Trump pledges to direct ‘completely overhauled DOJ’ to probe DAs and AGs Trump in Iowa says indictments allow him to retaliate against Biden As FISA turns 45, time to rethink post-9/11 mass surveillance expansion under Section 702 Trump says he has $100M in legal fees amid cascade of court battles Tuberville: White House would rather ‘burn the Senate down’ than negotiate on military holds Ben Carson endorses Trump 2024 at Iowa rally  Rep. Donalds on being Trump’s vice president: ‘That’s really up to the president’ Youngkin questions college teachings if students ‘don’t fully understand’ brutality of terrorist groups Speaker Johnson faces steep climb to fill McCarthy fundraising void  Johnson says ‘he’s looking at’ subpoenaing Hunter Biden Egypt’s Sisi briefed by Biden on US efforts to avoid regional conflict in Middle East Biden, Netanyahu discuss ‘ongoing efforts’ to free hostages, increase humanitarian aid Kids are struggling. Why isn’t Congress scaling what works to help them?  Netanyahu apologizes after calling out intelligence chiefs over Hamas attack US ‘prepared’ to support humanitarian pause in effort to free hostages held by Hamas  Christie: Trump wants to split Israel, Ukraine aid to ‘coddle Putin’   Kushner: American Jews are ‘safer in Saudi Arabia’ than on a college campus Schwarzenegger says he would like to see Manchin run for president Brazile pans Dean Phillips run against Biden: ‘Have fun out there’ Retired general says Israel’s mission to destroy Hamas ‘nearly impossible’ Tensions rise between new and established migrants Johnson suggests Israel-only aid bill could come to House floor this week  Tapper lambasts Greene’s censure of Tlaib as hypocritical Jayapal on Dean Phillips: ‘I have no idea what he is running on’ that’s different from Biden Congress may modernize the SEC’s mission. Will it work? DeSantis, Kristen Welker spar over Maine’s gun laws in wake of mass shooting US says human shields do not ‘lessen’ responsibility of Israel to protect civilians Republicans watch eagerly as Phillips adds to Biden woes America’s schoolchildren need an ‘Operation Warp Speed’ JD Vance says he would not support authorizing military action in Iran Israel is beginning to cross the Rubicon in the Gaza Strip NBC’s Kristen Welker presses DeSantis over initial response to neo-Nazi protests US: End game in Gaza ‘ultimately’ up to Israel Christie says Meadows immunity deal makes Trump Jan. 6 case ‘much tougher’ Christie says Pence made the ‘right decision’ in dropping out of 2024 race Speaker Johnson suggests he’s open to short-term stopgap government funding measure until Jan. 15 Bracing for the impact of AI  Johnson says he ‘isn’t afraid’ of changing rule on vacating Speakership  Republican senator says it’s a ‘reasonable concern’ that families of Hamas hostages won’t see them again Jake Tapper condemns bigotry being used as political tool: ‘This s— is not a game’ Retired general ‘can only hope’ Iran, proxies don’t escalate Middle East conflict US says Netanyahu has to rein in ‘extremist’ settlers in West Bank Sullivan on Israel-Hamas war escalating into regional conflict: ‘Risk is real’  India’s 2040 moon landing could make it a space superpower Owning our identity: Empowering cooperatives in rural America US blames Hamas for not letting American citizens out of Gaza SNL takes jabs at Biden’s age, Johnson in cold open The problem with drug price controls   Why does my arm hurt after a vaccine, and will moving it really fix it? Why Israel must win this war — and why it cannot Mexican president slams critics in wake of deadly hurricane: ‘They circle like vultures’ Former industry leader slams Ford’s deal with UAW: ‘This was a gun to the head’ Conservatives see hope for anti-abortion, anti-trans push with Speaker Johnson Will El Niño bring a wet or dry winter? For much of the US West, it’s a coin flip Democrats make Speaker Mike Johnson their new 2024 boogeyman Bidens, Harris and Emhoff embrace heavy causes, from cancer to antisemitism